Activism under fire : the politics of non-violence in Rio de Janeiro's gang territories /
"Rio de Janeiro's favelas have become among the most well-known of Latin America's neighborhoods under siege by armed drug gangs and invading militarized police. Since the 1970s, dangerous networks between drug traffickers and corrupt state actors have transformed these poor neighborh...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Series: | Global and comparative ethnography.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Rio de Janeiro's favelas have become among the most well-known of Latin America's neighborhoods under siege by armed drug gangs and invading militarized police. Since the 1970s, dangerous networks between drug traffickers and corrupt state actors have transformed these poor neighborhoods into sites of armed conflict and political repression, limiting residents' ability to speak out against violence or demand their democratic rights. Despite these challenges, non-violent politics remains an integral element in Cidade de Deus, one of Rio's most dangerous and famous favelas. Activism under Fire examines how local activists have adapted their mobilization efforts to this context, protesting against violence, making demands for their rights, and improving the neighborhood without directly endangering their lives. Based on fieldwork, virtual ethnography, and Participatory Action Research conducted between 2014 and 2020, the book provides a rich account of how conflict activism operates in Cidade de Deus. It documents how activists strategically navigate local constraints and opportunities—including gendered governing dynamics and racialized practices of solidarity—to create space for non-violent politics amid armed repression. By embedding themselves in urban, national, and transnational political networks and social movements, they bring resources into the neighborhood while avoiding dangerous alliances. Activism under Fire demonstrates that when we shift our focus away from the politics of violence in gang territories and other conflict zones and toward the creative actions of unarmed community members, we uncover many possibilities for non-violent organizing in the very terrains believed to be the most inhospitable to democratic claims-making"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 293 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197519363 0197519369 0197519342 9780197519356 0197519350 9780197519349 |